The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)Pliny, the Elder
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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)
Pliny, the Elder
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works
35. Different kinds of serpents 284
36. The ichneumon 287
37. The crocodile _ib._
38. The scincus 288
39. The hippopotamus 290
40. Who first exhibited the hippopotamus and the crocodile
at Rome _ib._
41. The medicinal remedies which have been borrowed from
animals 291
42. Prognostics of danger derived from animals 294
43. Nations that have been exterminated by animals 295
44. The hyæna 296
45. The crocotta; the mantichora _ib._
46. Wild asses 297
47. Beavers; amphibious animals; otters _ib._
48. Bramble-frogs 298
49. The sea-calf; beavers; lizards _ib._
50. Stags 299
51. The chameleon 302
52. Other animals which change colour; the tarandus, the
lycaon, and the thos 304
53. The porcupine 305
54. Bears and their cubs _ib._
55. The mice of Pontus and of the Alps 308
56. Hedgehogs _ib._
57. The leontophonus, and the lynx 310
58. Badgers and squirrels _ib._
59. Vipers and snails 311
60. Lizards 312
61. The qualities of the dog; examples of its attachment to
its master; nations which have kept dogs for the
purposes of war _ib._
62. The generation of the dog 316
63. Remedies against canine madness _ib._
64. The nature of the horse 317
65. The disposition of the horse; remarkable facts concerning
chariot horses 319
66. The generation of the horse 320
67. Mares impregnated by the wind 322
68. The ass; its generation _ib._
69. The nature of mules, and of other beasts of burden 324
70. Oxen; their generation 326
71. The Egyptian Apis 330
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